The Moist Exhausting Free Trip Ever - Link to Part II Thread pg. 244

Um, I've eaten there five times and still find it confusing, lol! :rotfl:

First off, aren't you supposed to be on vacation? If you're reading my TR on vacation, I'm humbled.

Okay, if you find it confusing V then I'll accept that it can be confusing. Jordan not understanding it after reading my writeup I was just attributing to my writing and his reading.

:rotfl2: And, conversely, we found somewhere - I think maybe tangierine Cafe - that a "hamburger" is listed on the menu, but what you actually get is a cheeseburger! :confused3

That's weird. What about our lactose intolerant friends? They wouldn't be happy ordering a hamburger and having it arrive with cheese on it. :confused3

The oblong chocolate things you put on top of ice cream? Yes, jimmies! :thumbsup2 "Sprinkles" are colorful granulated sugar things put on top of holiday cookies. ;)

Oh, if there's a differentiation between chocolate ones and the colorful ones, then I totally get it!

Oh, no, please don't mention it...actually, best deleted to be safe (please adjust your quote too?:thumbsup2 Thanks!)

Actually she walked by when I was reading it and I scrolled up. :lmao:

:rolleyes1

EXACTLY!!!! :goodvibes

Glad you two are in synch!
 
I must be really slow at my replies to have two ninja's post on me...

I was about to comment about Judy's shirt as well but then realized, that in the Pepper Mill, it kinda goes with the decor!

Oh yeah, she totally planned it that way. (Do you believe that? If so, I have a savanna view Boardwalk Villas timeshare to sell you.)


Our first TS was at the Sci-Fi and we loved it! Looking forward to seeing more pics of it. popcorn::

Oh just wait. I'll think you'll enjoy that installment.

That pizza looks so good! The Pepper Market looks pretty neat! I noticed Judy wayyyyyyy in the back of that one pic!

It was kind of funny....I didn't notice her in the picture until I previewed the post and I had to add some text about her being in there.
 
After reading your experience at Pepper Market, I'm disappointed that I never got to experience the wonky way of ordering. It kinda makes sense. But at the same time... wouldn't it feel odd getting food and not paying until the very end? It reminds me of the restaurants we have here (not sure if they're in the states too) called, "RichTree". It's a market/fancy cafeteria style where, at the beginning, you get a card (similar to a credit card) and are seated a table. Then you walk around to all these different stations: Pasta, Meat, Sandwiches, Desserts, etc. When you select something you want, they swipe your card. Then, when you're leaving, on the way out the cashier swipes your card and you pay the bill. Or dine and dash, whichever you prefer :rotfl:

I love the pic of Marlene and Lauren tearing at each other's food. James is just too cute biting into that huge hamburger too.
 
After reading your experience at Pepper Market, I'm disappointed that I never got to experience the wonky way of ordering. It kinda makes sense. But at the same time... wouldn't it feel odd getting food and not paying until the very end?

I don't know...that's what you do at Table Service restaurants when you eat and then say, "check please". And I've also eaten at diners where you tell the cashier what you had! :rotfl2: Now that's trusting.

It reminds me of the restaurants we have here (not sure if they're in the states too) called, "RichTree". It's a market/fancy cafeteria style where, at the beginning, you get a card (similar to a credit card) and are seated a table. Then you walk around to all these different stations: Pasta, Meat, Sandwiches, Desserts, etc. When you select something you want, they swipe your card. Then, when you're leaving, on the way out the cashier swipes your card and you pay the bill. Or dine and dash, whichever you prefer :rotfl:

I've never heard of RichTree, but I don't get out much so who knows, maybe we do. :laughing: Sounds to me like a gimmick to get you to order more than you normally would, subconsciously thinking it's "free". Which, may be the idea behind the Pepper Market too.

I love the pic of Marlene and Lauren tearing at each other's food. James is just too cute biting into that huge hamburger too.

Thanks! Glad I got that pic included, belatedly.
 

First I have to add my 2 cents about what carboanted drinks are called .. In England when I was growing up the only drink we had at home was corona !!! It was delivered every other week !!!:rotfl2:One flavor I did NOT like was dandelion and burdock!!!:rotfl2:No I am not making any of this up !!:rotfl2: I liked the Red pop and the lime aid !! But Not that dandelion stuff !!:rotfl2:

I ate at Pepeer Market once and loved it !! I was on DDP and got a STEAK, with fries and grilled veggies , it was awesome !!!:banana::banana:
 
great update glenn, that picture of her stealing the pizza bit from her sister is priceless, come to think of it that night at the bob show, i saw her steal a bit from james fork and when he got it to his mouth he looked down like opps forgot to stab a boneless wing.

:laughing:
 
OOH, that pizza looks really good! I love Disney flat breads. Glenn, you have the cutest family. Judy looks like the sweetest thing.
 
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If I understand it right...I think I like the system at Pepper Market. It sounds a lot easier than standing in line to pay with a tray food of full for 15 minutes as it gets cold.
 
I really like the look of the pepper market and I don't find the concept too confusing either. There used to be a restaurant chain here in Germany that worked that way, so I guess it helps that I am already familiar with the concept. I just think it does really sound a bit expensive... :confused3

As you know already we will be in Germany in September. How would we order a soda? Should we ask for Limo? and if we only want tap water how should we ask for it? This is very interesting.

The easiest way to order a soda is to ask for exactly what you want, most of the English names would work in touristy areas as well, but here are the German names (most of them are the same anyway...) - oh and we are not very brand conscios. They will serve you whatever they have, wether it is coke or pepsi.

Coke: "Cola" in German (which is also the generic name, if you need to be specific, "Coca-Cola" is used, but very little...)

Diet Coke: "Cola Light"

Coke Zero: "Coke Zero" (not readily available in restaurants, however it might happen that in a restaurant they will serve you coke zero if you ask for "Cola Light")

Fanta Orange: "Fanta" - in restaurants it is only sold in the orange variety, grape soda does not exist in Germany. But in supermarkets, there are are all kind of strange tastes like wild berry or tangerine...

Sprite: "Sprite" (that's easy!)

in addition to that there are also more typical German sodas/soft drinks:

"Spezi" (pronounced like shpetsy): the specific product by the coca-cola-company is called Mezzo Mix, but everyone uses the generic name for this one. It is half coke and half fanta. Can be found at Club Cool in Epcot btw.

"Apfelschorle (pronounced like "up-fell-shore-lay"): half apple juice and half sparkling mineral water. The most popular soft drink here in Germany. Most restaurants will mix it themselfs, but in shops it can also be found pre-mixed in bottles. You will also be able to get other juices as "Schorle", but this varies. If available, I like cherry (Kirsch) juice or black currant (Johannisbeere) juice that way.

"Zitronenlimo" (pronounced "tsitronen-limo"): lemon soda, as compared to sprite which is lemon and lime. The difference isn't that big, and often you will be served sprite if you order Zitronenlimo. But some places make a difference.

"Fassbrause" (pronounced "fuss-browse-ay"): only available in Berlin. I never tried it, but it is used to make "Berliner Weiße" with it. "Berliner Weiße" however, is not a soft drink, it is wheat beer mixed with Fassbrause and either raspberry syrup or "sweet woodruff" syrup.

And since I already mentioned Berliner Weiße, another drink like that is "Radler" which is half beer and half Zitronenlimo (at least that's what the purists say, today it is often made with sprite).

And finally on the water situation: Germans mainly drink bottled mineral water, tap water never was very common and still water just became popular within the last 15 years. Germans don't rely on water being available at restaurants. However, in touristy areas, they might be used to foreigners (not only Americans, but also Italians, French, etc.) to ask for tap water, which is called "Leitungswasser" (pronounced "light-ungs-vasser"). But be prepared for it to be just that. Ice water is just not availabe here. Also, most of your drinks will come chilled, but without ice. You can try to ask for ice cubes ("Eiswürfel" pronounced "ice-voor-fell"). However, I would recommend to get a water bottle to take along to fill up at water taps (all tap water is absolutely safe here to drink and most places it tastes very good!) or buy water at the supermarket and at restaurants just have fun trying different drinks.

Thanks Glenn, for letting me post the definite guide to German soft drinks on your thread! ;)
 
We can get gassy water for practically nothing, so often mix it with the juices for a quick (and less expensive) spritzer. Our favorite is with cherry juice!

We LOVE the wild berry fanta here! They used to have lemon, but discontinued it. We were very sad.

Is it possible to bring us some of the Berlin "special" since we wont' get to get it otherwise in Nuremberg?? pwetty pweeze?!
 
We can get gassy water for practically nothing, so often mix it with the juices for a quick (and less expensive) spritzer. Our favorite is with cherry juice!

We LOVE the wild berry fanta here! They used to have lemon, but discontinued it. We were very sad.

Is it possible to bring us some of the Berlin "special" since we wont' get to get it otherwise in Nuremberg?? pwetty pweeze?!

Juice and water is such a great and healthy drink! :thumbsup2

Which Berlin special do you want? The non-alcoholic Fassbrause or the Berliner Weiße? I guess I could find a bottle or two here in the supermarket and bring it along! :goodvibes
 
"Fassbrause" (pronounced "fuss-browse-ay"): only available in Berlin. I never tried it, but it is used to make "Berliner Weiße" with it. "Berliner Weiße" however, is not a soft drink, it is wheat beer mixed with Fassbrause and either raspberry syrup or "sweet woodruff" syrup.

Thank god my colleague is on a business trip, I had to try you pronunciation explanations :lmao: They are great!

I agree with you except for one thing, Fassbrause is not only available in Berlin, it is quite common in most of Eastern Germany (former GDR)... You should have explored more of Germany except the South and Berlin ;) In rural areas you sometimes get homemade Fassbrause, which can be quite interesting, you never know whether it will taste good...
 
Oh, and I forgot to comment on Pepper Market: I like the concept, exactly for the reason you mentioned Glennbo: you have to queue only once at the cash register, even if you have several trips for food. So you don't have to decide about desert before eating your main course.
 
Juice and water is such a great and healthy drink! :thumbsup2

Which Berlin special do you want? The non-alcoholic Fassbrause or the Berliner Weiße? I guess I could find a bottle or two here in the supermarket and bring it along! :goodvibes

Whatever that wheat beer mixed with raspberry syrup. That sounds like something I MIGHT actually like...

Also, on the beer with Sprite concoction... I learned that from a British family that briefly lived here, and they called it a "Chantilly". Geographic variations are interesting!!
 
Thank god my colleague is on a business trip, I had to try you pronunciation explanations :lmao: They are great!

I agree with you except for one thing, Fassbrause is not only available in Berlin, it is quite common in most of Eastern Germany (former GDR)... You should have explored more of Germany except the South and Berlin ;) In rural areas you sometimes get homemade Fassbrause, which can be quite interesting, you never know whether it will taste good...

I am glad that you think they work! :thumbsup2

Well, we know that you are the more adventurous of us anyway... :rolleyes1 I was hoping that you would chime in on the Fassbrause. But what does it actually taste like? I guess I need to pick some up on the way home today!

Whatever that wheat beer mixed with raspberry syrup. That sounds like something I MIGHT actually like...

Also, on the beer with Sprite concoction... I learned that from a British family that briefly lived here, and they called it a "Chantilly". Geographic variations are interesting!!

That's the Berliner Weiße - it is very refreshing and does not taste very much of beer, so yes, you might indeed like it! :goodvibes: It is very much a lady's drink...
 
That's the Berliner Weiße - it is very refreshing and does not taste very much of beer, so yes, you might indeed like it! :goodvibes: It is very much a lady's drink...

Mmmmm, then my sight's are set on something ladylike- now how's that for a change. :lmao::lmao::lmao:
 
First I have to add my 2 cents about what carboanted drinks are called .. In England when I was growing up the only drink we had at home was corona !!! It was delivered every other week !!!:rotfl2:One flavor I did NOT like was dandelion and burdock!!!:rotfl2:No I am not making any of this up !!:rotfl2: I liked the Red pop and the lime aid !! But Not that dandelion stuff !!:rotfl2:

Very interesting! Dandelion does not sound good at all, and aren't burdock's what we used to call "stick-tights"? Not something I want to taste.

I ate at Pepeer Market once and loved it !! I was on DDP and got a STEAK, with fries and grilled veggies , it was awesome !!!:banana::banana:

I'm definitely hearing a concensus that Pepper Market is a good deal on the DDP, but maybe not so much so out-of-pocket.

great update glenn, that picture of her stealing the pizza bit from her sister is priceless, come to think of it that night at the bob show, i saw her steal a bit from james fork and when he got it to his mouth he looked down like opps forgot to stab a boneless wing.

:laughing:

That's hilarious! I had no idea that happened.

OOH, that pizza looks really good! I love Disney flat breads. Glenn, you have the cutest family. Judy looks like the sweetest thing.

Thank you!

If I understand it right...I think I like the system at Pepper Market. It sounds a lot easier than standing in line to pay with a tray food of full for 15 minutes as it gets cold.

I thought it was easy and worked better than other places.

And you still have to pay the tip.... :rolleyes1

Your edit:

Yeah, why IS it some kids have all the metabolism luck?

True. It's in her genes....I was skinnier than all 3 of those kids when I was their age.
 
I really like the look of the pepper market and I don't find the concept too confusing either. There used to be a restaurant chain here in Germany that worked that way, so I guess it helps that I am already familiar with the concept. I just think it does really sound a bit expensive... :confused3



The easiest way to order a soda is to ask for exactly what you want, most of the English names would work in touristy areas as well, but here are the German names (most of them are the same anyway...) - oh and we are not very brand conscios. They will serve you whatever they have, wether it is coke or pepsi.

Coke: "Cola" in German (which is also the generic name, if you need to be specific, "Coca-Cola" is used, but very little...)

Diet Coke: "Cola Light"

Coke Zero: "Coke Zero" (not readily available in restaurants, however it might happen that in a restaurant they will serve you coke zero if you ask for "Cola Light")

Fanta Orange: "Fanta" - in restaurants it is only sold in the orange variety, grape soda does not exist in Germany. But in supermarkets, there are are all kind of strange tastes like wild berry or tangerine...

Sprite: "Sprite" (that's easy!)

in addition to that there are also more typical German sodas/soft drinks:

"Spezi" (pronounced like shpetsy): the specific product by the coca-cola-company is called Mezzo Mix, but everyone uses the generic name for this one. It is half coke and half fanta. Can be found at Club Cool in Epcot btw.

"Apfelschorle (pronounced like "up-fell-shore-lay"): half apple juice and half sparkling mineral water. The most popular soft drink here in Germany. Most restaurants will mix it themselfs, but in shops it can also be found pre-mixed in bottles. You will also be able to get other juices as "Schorle", but this varies. If available, I like cherry (Kirsch) juice or black currant (Johannisbeere) juice that way.

"Zitronenlimo" (pronounced "tsitronen-limo"): lemon soda, as compared to sprite which is lemon and lime. The difference isn't that big, and often you will be served sprite if you order Zitronenlimo. But some places make a difference.

"Fassbrause" (pronounced "fuss-browse-ay"): only available in Berlin. I never tried it, but it is used to make "Berliner Weiße" with it. "Berliner Weiße" however, is not a soft drink, it is wheat beer mixed with Fassbrause and either raspberry syrup or "sweet woodruff" syrup.

And since I already mentioned Berliner Weiße, another drink like that is "Radler" which is half beer and half Zitronenlimo (at least that's what the purists say, today it is often made with sprite).

And finally on the water situation: Germans mainly drink bottled mineral water, tap water never was very common and still water just became popular within the last 15 years. Germans don't rely on water being available at restaurants. However, in touristy areas, they might be used to foreigners (not only Americans, but also Italians, French, etc.) to ask for tap water, which is called "Leitungswasser" (pronounced "light-ungs-vasser"). But be prepared for it to be just that. Ice water is just not availabe here. Also, most of your drinks will come chilled, but without ice. You can try to ask for ice cubes ("Eiswürfel" pronounced "ice-voor-fell"). However, I would recommend to get a water bottle to take along to fill up at water taps (all tap water is absolutely safe here to drink and most places it tastes very good!) or buy water at the supermarket and at restaurants just have fun trying different drinks.

Thanks Glenn, for letting me post the definite guide to German soft drinks on your thread! ;)

Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time to write-up and post this information. I find it really interesting. Thanks for putting some really good content on my thread! Now that I know how to order a beverage in Germany, what's left to hold me back from visiting, right?

We can get gassy water for practically nothing, so often mix it with the juices for a quick (and less expensive) spritzer. Our favorite is with cherry juice!

What a coincidence, I can get gassy from practically nothing.

We LOVE the wild berry fanta here! They used to have lemon, but discontinued it. We were very sad.

Another thing you're going to miss.

Thank god my colleague is on a business trip, I had to try you pronunciation explanations :lmao: They are great!

So, you're sitting there saying them out loud? :rotfl2:

I agree with you except for one thing, Fassbrause is not only available in Berlin, it is quite common in most of Eastern Germany (former GDR)... You should have explored more of Germany except the South and Berlin ;) In rural areas you sometimes get homemade Fassbrause, which can be quite interesting, you never know whether it will taste good...

How do you get the homemade Fassbrause? Do they have roadside stands or something?

Oh, and I forgot to comment on Pepper Market: I like the concept, exactly for the reason you mentioned Glennbo: you have to queue only once at the cash register, even if you have several trips for food. So you don't have to decide about desert before eating your main course.

I think it worked pretty well.

Whatever that wheat beer mixed with raspberry syrup. That sounds like something I MIGHT actually like...

Also, on the beer with Sprite concoction... I learned that from a British family that briefly lived here, and they called it a "Chantilly". Geographic variations are interesting!!

"Chantilly" sounds so much more refined than beer and Sprite. :crazy2:

I am glad that you think they work! :thumbsup2

Well, we know that you are the more adventurous of us anyway... :rolleyes1 I was hoping that you would chime in on the Fassbrause. But what does it actually taste like? I guess I need to pick some up on the way home today!

That's the Berliner Weiße - it is very refreshing and does not taste very much of beer, so yes, you might indeed like it! :goodvibes: It is very much a lady's drink...

Be sure to report back on the Fassbrause, if you try some.

Mmmmm, then my sight's are set on something ladylike- now how's that for a change. :lmao::lmao::lmao:

I figured you'd be a boilermaker gal. :rotfl:
 
I know, I know! Have you been to HHI much? It looks really nice, and relaxing. I might like to try it sometime.
I have been going to HHI for vacation for years. I love it! We just did our first long stay at DVC HHI in May......link to trippie in my signature if you want to check it out.

Loved your description of the Pepper Market. I am sure we will eat there at least once. Those burgers are making me hungry!
 














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